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25.4.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
Pentane
CAS-number :
109-66-0
 
Synonyms :
Pentaani
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C5H12
EINECS-number :
2036924
 
Uses :
Solvent.
 
Water solubility, mg/l :
40 
 
Boiling point, °C :
36.1 
 
Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow :
3.45  Sangster 1989
 
Henry's law constant, Pa x m3/mol :
128100  calc. Yaws et al. 1991
 
Volatilization :
Relative volatility (nBuAc=1) = 35.77
 
TCLo values to mammals in inhalation exposure, ppm :
13000  CNS eff. - rat
 
EC50 values to algae, mg/l :
1.1  72hr,bms, Scenedesmus subspicatus, AQUIRE 1994
 
LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l :
3.65  48hr, Daphnia magna, AQUIRE 1994
 
NOEC values to crustaceans, mg/l :
1.3  21d,rpd, Daphnia magna, AQUIRE 1994
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
9.6  96hr, Ozyrias latipes, AQUIRE 1994

References
3107AQUIRE 1993 -. Aquatic Toxity Information Retrieval Database. U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Washington, D.C.
3104Sangster, J. 1989. Octanol-water partition coefficients of simple organic compounds. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol 18, No. 3: 1111 - 1229.
3030Yaws, C., Yang, H-C. & Pan, X. 1991. Henry's law constants for 362 organic compounds in water. Chemical Engineering. November. p 179 - 185.

 
 
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